“A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world” – Louis Pasteur.
About
Paul Marcus Wines
Paul Marcus Wines is a friendly, sophisticated neighborhood wineshop in the Rockridge Market Hall, located in Oakland California. We carry European and domestic wines, with an emphasis on distinctive French, Italian, German, Austrian, Spanish, Eastern European, and Californian producers. We taste and personally select everything in the store in order to bring you the highest quality, most authentic, and best value wines from these regions.
Paul Marcus Wines was founded in 1987 by Paul Marcus; Paul is of course the store’s founder and owner. Paul’s palate is as keen as his ear – before starting Paul Marcus Wines, he was a record buyer for Leopold’s in Berkeley. Since then, Paul Marcus Wines has grown to be a staple in Market Hall and the community of Rockridge. We’re always happy to share our enthusiasm for wine and food with you and help you select wines that will best match your meal (or vice versa). Whatever your budget and preferences, stop by the store and ask us to recommend some wines.
![* 2020 Toreta Pošip Special $19.00 retail
The Lobster is back! This is a new vintage of an old fave from last year. It's from the Croatian island of Korčula, where the grape variety Pošip is the local specialty. Red, iron-rich soils. Two hours of maceration on the skins, followed by 3 months on the lees and then eight more months in tank, all in stainless steel. 13.5% alcohol. Citrusy, a little floral, and a little mineral. Flavorful and easy to drink, with some character. From Eric Danch: "As the lobster on the label indicates this wine is ideal to drink with just about anything pulled from the sea. Locals pair it with shrimp and tomato pasta, grilled eggplant with capers and creamy pastas with wild fennel. As with all of [producer] Frano’s wines it is defined by the elemental combination of Mediterranean herbs, thick pine forest, sunshine and sea breeze."](https://www.paulmarcuswines.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)